JOHOR BARU: The Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) plans to develop a large-scale coconut plantation in Johor as part of the government’s plan to help farmers cope with the fluctuating price of crude palm oil (CPO). Its chairman Datuk Mazlan Aliman said LPP has yet to identify the exact location for the coconut plantation but was…
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BUKIT LAWIANG: Test tubes holding plants line shelves in a Malaysian laboratory, the heart of a breeding programme for dwarf palm oil trees which scientists hope will cut costs and limit the environmental damage caused by the controversial industry. Palm oil has become a key ingredient in everyday goods from biofuels to chocolate, leading to…
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SERDANG: The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry has unveiled a five-point plan geared towards ensuring national food security and boost revenue in the agriculture sector. Its minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub said the document, which centres on food security, rural economic development as well as spurring domestic investment and international trade, among others aims to free…
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It has long been established that one cannot patent the way one grows a plant, or even the plant itself. In Malaysia, section 13(1)(b) of the Patents Act 19831 expressly provides that plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals, other than man-made living micro-organisms, micro-biological processes and…
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